. Snarleyyow : or, The dog fiend. yperken,be patient. Good woman! no more a good woman than yourself,replied Moggy. Vanslyperken desired the corporal to see Jemmy Ducksin the boat, and went down into the cabin to sign hispay order. He then returned, for he was dreadfullyalarmed lest Moggy should put her threats in execution. Jemmys chest and hammocks were in the boat. Heshook hands with his shipmates, and receiving the papersand his discharge from Corporal Van Spitter, and ex-changing an intelligent glance with him, he went downthe side. The boat pulled round the stern to take inMoggy, who the
. Snarleyyow : or, The dog fiend. yperken,be patient. Good woman! no more a good woman than yourself,replied Moggy. Vanslyperken desired the corporal to see Jemmy Ducksin the boat, and went down into the cabin to sign hispay order. He then returned, for he was dreadfullyalarmed lest Moggy should put her threats in execution. Jemmys chest and hammocks were in the boat. Heshook hands with his shipmates, and receiving the papersand his discharge from Corporal Van Spitter, and ex-changing an intelligent glance with him, he went downthe side. The boat pulled round the stern to take inMoggy, who then ordered the waterman to put the dogon board again. My words as good as my bond, observed Moggy,as she stepped into the other boat, and so theres yourcur again, Mr Leeftenant; but mark my words: I oweyou one, and Ill pay you with interest before I havedone with you. Jemmy then raised his pipe to his lips, and soundedits loudest note: the men gave him three cheers, andMr Vanslyperken in a paroxysm of fury, ran down intohis The Dog Fiend 185 Chapter XXV In which Mr Vanslyperken proves that he has a great aversion to cold steel. Mr Vanslyperken had been so much upset by the eventsof the day, that he had quite forgotten to deliver theletters entrusted to him to the care of the Jew Lazarus;weighty indeed must have been the events which couldhave prevented him from going to receive money. He threw himself on his bed with combined feelingsof rage and mortification, and slept a feverish sleep in hisclothes. His dreams were terrifying, and he awoke in themorning unrefreshed. The mutiny and defection of theships company, he ascribed entirely to the machinationsof Smallbones, whom he now hated with a feeling sointense, that he felt he could have murdered him in theopen day. Such were the first impulses that his mindresorted to upon his awaking, and after some littledemur, he sent for Corporal Van Spitter, to consult withhim. The corporal made his appearance, all humilityand respe
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